Life.......

Well today I am 9 days out from surgery and life couldn't be better. I have decided to quit weighing myself every morning and not put so much emphasis on the numbers! I am getting into clothes that I haven't worn in over 3 years and that in itself is great!

I am going to join the YMCA in Bolivar over the weekend and start using one of the one's that is just 2 blocks from my work. I can't wait to get started and get this weight off. My physician's assistant said I would really see a big difference once I get my first fill on July 31, 2008. So I am ready for that day to get here!

As the weight starts coming off I will periodically post pics on this blog site and my other site at www.thelongroadtothenewme.blogspot.com So stay tuned!

Springfield Zoo

Constance feeding the "Wolfie" at the zoo. We told her it was a goat, but she said it was a Wolfie. And she told it "Thank You" after it ate its food each and every time. That girl is a hoot!
Ivy in her stroller when we first got there!
Mr. Raccoon
Mr. Otter smiling at us!
The girls playing in the misting machine at the zoo! They loved it and didn't want to get out!

We went to the zoo in Springfield yesterday so I could get in some walking after my surgery. We had a good time. My sister, Gina and my niece Rachel went with Heather, the girls and I. It was a pretty hot day, but we enjoyed it.

Lap Band Surgery!

I have a surgery time tomorrow of 9 a.m.! I am so excited. I have so much energy today, I guess it is nervous energy, even though I am not nervous about this in anyway.

So I will probably go home and clean like a crazy person tonight so the evening will go faster!

I will post my surgery story on here once I feel like sitting at a computer!

Hula Party!!!

We had a "Hula Party" for Constance and Heather today for their birthdays today....
Our Pink Flamingo's!
The Birthday Girls!
Me and Constance!
Constance and her Sand Castle Cake.....

We had a "Hula Party" today for Constance's 3rd birthday and Heather's 23. We had a great time. The girls and their friends played in the pool and the adults sat around and talked and watched the kids have fun. It was a great day for a party!

Birthday Girls!

Birthday Girls...

Heather and Constance have the same birthday, June 13! Heather was born in Frankfurt W. Germany in 1985 and Constance was born in Blue Springs, MO in 2005.... exactly 20 years apart!

My Verse for My NEW Life after Lapband!

No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to us all.
And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear.
But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.

1 Corinthians 10:13

Night of Scrapbooking!

This is a fun page. Constance got busted with her hands in the jelly jar!
Ivy's first time in "Time Out" and we caught it on film!
Grandma's little angels
Grandma's little angels part II
The many faces of Ivy. Thankgiving 2007
My 2nd cousin Mr. Brady.. he is a cutie
Constance's rap sheet from the Jelly Jar caper!

Heather and I scrapbooked tonight and here are the pages I did.